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Ric_C

Would love to see Glennon get a chance after his cameo the other week

Ric_C

I guess the main question is was the city player gaining an advantage by being offside in the first place? I think he was, so the rules need to change imo

Ric_C

Really like David Mitchell, Rob Brydon and Lee Mack, never fails to maske me laugh

Ric_C

Absolute joke. Once again highlights that even with VAR in place, we are at the whim of one person's (stupid) opinion.
Where's the common sense gone out of football?
What are we gaining from all this? Not much compared to what we are losing in terms of spontaneity.

Ric_C

I'm one of Wood's biggest fans. He is a proven scorer at this level. But even I am running out of patience with him at the moment. Plus he doesn't look as fit as last season, don't know if it's just me but he doesn't seem as lean. Not sure the injury he picked up recently is a factor. He is desperat...

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Those values have always been out. Plus the value of a player is what someone is willing to pay for him. We value Tarks at 50 million but no one has matched that offer as yet. Plus some players values can vary wildly, look at Traore at Wolves. They were talking 80 million last year, and this season ...

Ric_C

Absolutely hate this rule for the reasons mentioned above. Plus it works slightly better at the moment as there are no crowds. It's just yet another means to dilute the match experience.

Ric_C

I've been an advocate for us signing Snodgrass for a while as I think he would have fitted perfectly into our system. However, as others have mentioned, he is perhaps too old now. it feels like the ship has sailed. If there are no other options and he is fit, then I'd take as a short term solution h...

Ric_C

Used to hate Jason Roberts. His arms were all over the place, as if he was playing rugby, then the slightest touch sent him tumbling. Refs used to fall for it every week as well

Ric_C

We all know about Sean's style of play. But we also know that if certain players are fit, he can work miracles with relatively limited players. It will be fascinating to see how this all plays out. The alternative was Sean leaving and us putting up the white flag and ending up mid table in the Champ...

Ric_C

Did Brian Mooney end up playing for us? Or have I dreamt that up?

Ric_C

fatboy47 wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:52 pm
There was a right winger played for Birmingham against us on the turf...
... Absolutely rinsed our defence...tore us a complete new one... Maybe 15 years ago.. Not totally sure.... I'd remember his name if somebody said it

Ricky Otto?
Louie Donowa?

Ric_C

Purely for enjoyment value (I've put Casper, Fletcher and Hamilton in the middle as I've never seen them play)

Robbie Blake
Mick Conroy
Danny Ings
Roger Eli
Chris Wood
Frank Casper
Paul Fletcher
Billy Hamilton
Kurt Nogan
George Oghani
John Gayle

Ric_C

Not sure what the obsession with Lundstrum is?

Ric_C

Everyone was glancing enviously at Sheff Utd last season, now they are a mess. Just shows how quickly it can all unravel

Ric_C

I would kind of love it if Dyche just ended up playing the same way, but with better players. That would really irk people like linekar et Al.

Ric_C

With all the injuries, plus lack of investment, it's bloody miraculous!

Ric_C

Brighton are in trouble. The pundits cream over Potter for some reason, but that's 12 home games without a home win for them now

Ric_C

Got 166. It's harder than you think

Ric_C

This was always going to happen with the advent of VAR. Any contact where the defender doesn't get the ball seems to now end up in a penalty. Remember Tarks in the England Italy game? Thus dive merchants like Grealish, Salah and Sterling will prosper by dangling the old leg. And the worst this is th...

Ric_C

Also there is the possibility of shipping Vyds out and bringing in another striker What's he done to upset you? Perfectly adequate cover IMHO. He's done nothing to upset me at all? There was a recent article saying he was unhappy with lack of play time, so might be asking for a move in January.

Ric_C

Tbh we only really need a few signings in the short term

New centre half (with a view of replacing Tarks)
Wide player (preferably right sided)

Progressive centre mid would be a nice to have.

Also there is the possibility of shipping Vyds out and bringing in another striker

Ric_C

Think we'll either get tubbed, or sneak it by the odd goal.

Don't think our style of play will suit them.

They are dreadful at set pieces and their goalie is garbage

2-1 Burnley

Ric_C

Its an absolute disaster that our next few potentially point winning fixtures come over the Christmas period as from past experience every Claret fan knows exactly what happens to Burnley over Christmas and I really wish we were going to Liverpool, Man City and Spurs between now and new year . You ...

Ric_C

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:32 am
Wolves beat Arsenal and Chelsea without Jiminez..........

Still fancy us, with him not playing

Ric_C

Quite fancy us in all those games tbh Wolves look toothless without Jiminez Leeds can't defend set pieces Sheff Utd - their confidence looks shot Fulham - Are wide open at the back. Keep it tight, and we should hopefully nick a few wins, which will leave us averaging over a point a game after these ...

Ric_C

Think it is a bit off to suddenly start clamping down on this. I don't have IPTV or Sky, I just don't think it's worth it in either case. Yes it's illegal, to use IPTV. But in the middle of a pandemic, with a lot of people struggling financially and mentally, I'd think think there would be other pri...

Ric_C

That website is a bit of a shambles tbh

Ric_C

Vintage Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:08 pm
Was hoping it would be Mike Dean but at least it's not Lee Mason..

Or John "let's give a pen to the big club" fatty Moss

Ric_C

Remembered his flight simulator games back in the day

Ric_C

Didn't Mee play against us for Leicester? Might be wrong

JBG?

Ric_C

Slightly unfair stats about Hendrick. Here's why: In SD's setup, Hendrick played most of his games out of position, either as a 10 or a RM. Especially in the RM role, his main job was to block the passing lanes and be ultra disciplined out of possession. This explains the low number of tackles, but ...

Ric_C

Ron Futcher has got to be in with a shout?

How old was he when he played for us? 35? He looked about 50!

Ric_C

We will finish above WBA and Fulham.

4 points clear of Sheff U

Over the moon

Ric_C

we got beat quite easily 3-1 at Bewcastle, where they didnt get out of 2bd gear, and we created nothing. Regards your last point, its great to have Mee back, it will certainly help, however the problem lies in the final 3rd. We havent scored in the last 4 games, 5 in the 7 so far this season, and i...

Ric_C

This bit got me "We’ve had two transfer windows now where the club have decided, for whatever reason, that whatever has been offered on the table hasn’t been enough " erm the reason is that no one offered the asking price mate. Which in turn means that the club value him highly, which he should take...

Ric_C

Biggest issue is that these teams have all vastly improved or strengthened since last season: Southampton West Ham Everton Villa Newcastle Add to that Leeds coming up and splashing the cash, it's hard to actually find 3 teams who we can realistically finish above. The only crumb of comfort is that t...

Ric_C

Do we have any right midfielders coming through the youth ranks that SD can utilise?

Ric_C

I have speculated on the MMT that the longer the pandemic enforces the closed door games, the stronger our relative position will be if we stay in the Premier League, particularly if it continues into the 2021/22 season (even more broadcast rebates and depressed TV market for the next cycle) - that...

Ric_C

Unfortunately, it is another business where the more money you have, the richer you get. Our policy of small squads with the core being seasoned premier league professionals is one that has worked, but it is clearly only one that allows us to tread water at this level. The big clubs can just offload...

Ric_C

Even though Watford fans don't rate him and he's been relegated twice, I really wouldn't have a problem with us signing him as an extra body

Positives
Cheap
Better than Long
Deadly at set pieces
Dyche type defender, would fit in well in our system

Ric_C

Great picture

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Ric_C

In all seriousness, when was the last time a truly new game was released and what was it? and not just a remake/rehash/rename of an existing game like Fifa XX; or Assassins Creed etc It's all well and good making the hardware better, but it's constantly polishing the turd dont you think? In terms o...

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BFC TRANSFER NEWS SUMMER/AUTUMN 2020 (MUST CONTAIN LINK)

Ric_C

What's most disappointing is that over the last 5 years, other than mistakes in Gibson and Hart, we have spent relatively little in Premier League terms. We have stayed within our wage structure and kept a pretty trim squad. After all that our wage bill somehow is now near 90 million a year and we a...

Ric_C

Couldn't Benson do a job for someone like PNE? Similar style of play, local etc

Ric_C

Speed isn't everything. Remember Aaron Lennon?

Ric_C

Snodgrass is available. Celtic interested. Could do a job on the right side short term?

Ric_C

Getting one players name wrong, it can happen.

Two players in the same paragraph? Deliberate trolling

Ric_C

Anyone seen enough of Wilson to think he would be a good signing for us? Always seems like a set piece merchant who drifts in and out of games to me. Not overly fussed if we miss out on him.

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